Nouns – a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea Proper Nouns – names a specific person, place, thing, or idea Common Nouns – names any person, place, thing, or idea Pronouns – a word that takes the place of one or more nouns and the words that describe those nouns Adjective – a word that modifies, or describes, a noun or a pronoun Types of Verbs: Action verbs – a word that names an action ex. walk, shout, think, know Linking verbs – connects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate. ex. be, become, seem, appear, look, grow, turn, taste, feel, smell, sound Helping verbs – helps the main verb tell about an action or make a statement. ex. be (am, is, are, was, were), has, had, have Adverb – a word that modifies, or describes, a verb, adjective, or another adverb Preposition – a word that relates a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence Conjunction – used to connect parts of a sentence Interjection – a word or group of words that expresses strong feeling